Creating Calligraphic Initials on a Sugar Plaque

Creating Calligraphic Initials on a Sugar Plaque

Learn how to use calligraphy techniques to create an inscription for a cake.

In this tutorial, you will learn how to design and produce an initials plaque with a calligraphic design. There are a few important techniques that are involved and Serdar will give you some principles that will help you start even if you don’t have any previous experience with calligraphy.

Downloadable Course Material

If you would like to approximately match the size of the artwork in the tutorial, print the downloadable files at 100% size. If you require your artwork to be smaller or larger, just adjust the print size accordingly.

Creating Calligraphic Initials on a Sugar Plaque Course Material

This PDF document contains a template for the sugar plaque, as well as piping exercise patterns and an actual size template of the plaque in the tutorial.

Type: .pdf | Size: 2.50 MB

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Track

Duration

Introduction

2:27

Tools & Materials

2:31

Planning and Practice

10:13

Preparing the Oval Template

1:41

Planning the Initials

3:14

Preparing a Curved Mould

4:09

Making the Plaque

2:13

Coating with Gold Leaf Sheets

6:26

Piping the Initials

12:22

Piping the Shadows

5:16

Planning the Decorative Piping

3:01

Decorative Piping

8:31

Final Thoughts

1:15

Total Duration

1:04:28

While not everything on this list is absolutely required, these are the things used in this tutorial video.
Of course you are welcome to find alternative ways of doing things and we would love to hear if you've
discovered an easier method or better tool to achieve good results. Please note that some items may be listed as sets,
and it is usually recommended to have full sets, it may not be neccessary. In most cases, only one item from a set is actually used
in the tutorial. Please watch the tutorial before purchasing any items to make sure you are not buying anything you don't need.

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1 Comment

Hi chef thank you verry much for the wonderfull tutorial!! Please tell me at the end with the leaf cut on your cone(59:48) , did you use the cone nose straight or a bit vertical because i couldn’ t see.Thank you verry much!!